
The Enemy is My Friend. When the US Army realized its deficiencies in intelligence operations against Japan in WWII, Japanese Americans were secretly trained to be soldiers of the Military Intelligence Service. They showed their patriotism to US, the nation that had caged their families in the internment camps by choosing to fight against the same race. Not only had they tremendously contributed to America's victory, but also to the successful recovery of Japan using their sk... (Full plot summary below)
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The Enemy is My Friend. When the US Army realized its deficiencies in intelligence operations against Japan in WWII, Japanese Americans were secretly trained to be soldiers of the Military Intelligence Service. They showed their patriotism to US, the nation that had caged their families in the internment camps by choosing to fight against the same race. Not only had they tremendously contributed to America's victory, but also to the successful recovery of Japan using their skill in language. However, the US government had kept their existence as a top secret. Who were these soldiers whom called the Human Secret Weapon?
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| About.comJennifer MerinFilmmaker Junichi Suzuki reveals a WWII secret: 6,000 Japanese-Americans joined MIS (Military Intelligence Service, fighting against Japan, even 'tho the U.S. placed their loved ones into internment camps. |
| The New York TimesNeil GenzlingerThe execution is a bit clumsy, but the documentary MIS: Human Secret Weapon shines a light on an interesting bit of World War II history. |
| Village VoiceAndrew SchenkerWhen one MIS vet refers to "American soldiers" and doesn't include himself, his son-in-law corrects him, but even after all of his service to his country, the man still feels excluded, a sense that the film powerfully communicates throughout. |
| VarietyJohn AndersonJunichi Suzuki's documentary ratchets up the sentiment when a cooler touch would have sufficed. |
| Los Angeles TimesGary GoldsteinThe accompanying trove of archival footage and photos, however, helps break the occasional monotony; the juxtaposition of these elderly vets with snapshots of their 1940s-era, uniformed selves is always affecting. |
| Slant MagazineCalum MarshThe documentary necessitates a degree of respect and sensitivity that makes it difficult to stress how bad it is. |
| User ReviewVincent SSadly, the soundtrack deters from whatever the veterans are saying. The volume is so low that the music drowns out the testimonies. Too bad that this was not corrected before general sale, since it might have been worthy of purchase and sharing with people who have no idea of the Japanese-American soldiers' roles in WWII. |